Senior Finance Manager (FP&A) SEA

Position:

The Senior Finance Manager (FP&A) will act as a key member and business partner for the regional team. He/She will provide financial support, planning and insights to aid commercial decision making and strategic direction for both Regional and Headquarter.

 

Job responsibilities:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Financial and Operational

• Obtain and maintain a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and ledger structure (P&L, B/S and Cash flow).
• Business partner and drive action plans with managing director driving operational/profitability targets.
• Responsible of Budgets & Forecasts process from initial framing to presentation to Headquarter
• Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial analysis of actual result versus budget targets and prior year during closing.
• Monthly management reporting package for local management, Fendi headquarters, including focus on retail KPIs, sales and margin analysis
• Cost analysis (benchmarking, budgetary control, cost sharing)
• Controlling and monitoring of financial reporting to ensure adherence to group guidelines
• Support in preparation for Investment plan for new store (including follow up with HQ)
• Support in Comparison and analysis for commercial terms of new projects
• Support on review for seasonal buy of merchandise with Merchandising department
• Prepare presentations and reports on various projects (inventory turn, e-commerce, etc.)
• Analyze and monitor logistics flow costs to identify issues and opportunities
• Financial analysis and response to queries as required to local management, Fendi headquarters
• Collaborates with the Department heads and store managers to support overall department goals and objectives.
• Provide training in financial matters to new and existing staff as needed.

Internal Control & Compliance

• In close collaboration with Internal control, participate and review Retail audits on yearly basis for each store and propose to Retail manager an Action Plan if necessary.
• Ensure proper procedures are adhered to about cash, credit card (payment) processing, and store petty cash and sales float management

Projects

• Act as Project leader for Boutique openings, buyback and new countries openings. Coordinate with all stakeholders to successfully conduct the projects (Brand, Finance, Logistics, IS&T, Tax and Legal)
• Review of Legal contract mutually with Legal department, Landlord and Brand

Additional information:

Job Requirements:

• Degree in Finance & Management
• MBA/CPA/ACCA qualification highly desirable
• 10 year’s prior Management experience in the financial accounting/control area
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Experience in luxury retail business will be an advantage
• SEA experience will be an advantage
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking
• Must be PC proficient and able to thrive in a fast-paced setting
• Must have strong experience with Microsoft Excel, Power Point and Word
• Strong interpersonal skills required to work effectively with different stakeholders
• Ability to multi-task, work under pressure and meet deadlines required.

This position may require travelling in the region.

The marginal functions of this position have not been included. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties to be performed. An employee will be required to follow any other job-related duties required by the manager.

About Fendi:

Fendi is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Rome. Since 1925, the year in which it was founded, Fendi has linked its success, its image, its quality, and the glamour of its products to a dual element: a delicate and precious equilibrium between tradition and modernity, the desire to preserve the values of the past and the courage to dare, innovate and astound.

Fendi provide equal employment opportunities and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our objective is to attract and retain individuals with core business skills and encourage internal mobility to leverage skills most effectively, accelerate professional growth and promote inter-cultural exchange. Our successes – both past, present and those to come – are all down to our people. We look for creative, curious, passionate and open-minded people with a desire to embrace Fendi’s culture and values.